The Lakeside Chalet is engaging women’s fiction with a strong friendship theme and an entertaining enemies-to-lovers romance.

The Lakeside Chalet by Anna Camilla Kupka

Genre/Categories/Setting: Women’s Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Romance, Friendship, Women Supporting Women, Tegernsee (Bavaria, Germany)

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My Summary:

Thanks @BookSirens and Butterfly Publishing for a complimentary eARC of #TheLakesideChalet upon my request. All opinions are my own.

Living in London, Lucy inherits a lakeside chalet in Tegernsee (Bavaria, Germany). Brokenhearted and seeking a new beginning, Lucy dreams of turning the chalet into a boutique yoga retreat. Even though she receives help from an unexpected group of new friends, she faces some competition from the (handsome!) owner of the town’s luxury hotel. Local politics makes Lucy’s dream more complicated than she first images, but this does not dim her determination or enthusiasm.

My Thoughts:

Chalet + Lakeside + Alps + New Beginnings + Friendship + Enemies-to-Lovers Romance = Yes, Please!

Big Dreams and a New Beginning

New beginnings are inspirational tropes. In The Lakeside Chalet, we cheer for Lucy’s dream of establishing a boutique yoga retreat. We also hope that she discovers a sense of belonging in the close-knit community.

Women Supporting Women

I love themes of friendship and women supporting women! In The Lakeside Chalet, hearing from multiple perspectives helps the pacing and adds drama. Friendship often outshines the enemies-to-lovers, slow-burn romance.

Uplifting

An easy and entertaining weekend read, The Lakeside Chalet is uplifting women’s fiction, and beach bag approved.

Recommending The Lakeside Chalet:

Fans of engaging women’s fiction with themes of friendship, entrepreneurship, and an enemies-to-lovers romance will want to add The Lakeside Chalet to their TBRs. This story is the first in a series, but it reads like a standalone.

Related: In some ways, the story reminded me of Christmas at the Little Paris Hotel by Rebecca Raisin.

My Rating:

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Meet the Author of The Lakeside Chalet, Anna Camilla Kupka

Anna Camilla Kupka is a bestselling author whose novels blend heartfelt emotion, gentle humour, and a touch of spiritual charm. Having lived in places as varied as Dublin, Lisbon, and Zürich, she brings a cosmopolitan depth to her stories. When she’s not writing about love, friendship, and finding your way back to yourself, she’s on the yoga mat or hiking through the Swiss mountains with her dog, Happy.

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